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Sun, Dec 21, 2014·MTS Centre, Winnipeg

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Winnipeg Jets 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 61% of the time.

WPG winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
PHI19042911423
WPG217190200328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 0:46PHIJakub VoracekAssists: Claude Giroux, Michael Raffl · Snap, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:38WPGMatt HalischukUnassisted · Slap, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P1 7:33WPGDustin ByfuglienAssists: Bryan Little · Snap, 0.24 xG1–2
  4. P2 11:21WPGMathieu PerreaultAssists: Mark Scheifele, Michael Frolik · Wrist, 0.28 xG1–3
  5. P3 6:06PHIVincent LecavalierAssists: Mark Streit, Chris VandeVelde · Deflected, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P3 16:46PHIVincent LecavalierUnassisted · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–3
  7. OT 0:10PHIJakub VoracekGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.20 xG4–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 11:13WPGAdam Pardy: Boarding2 min
  2. P1 19:46PHIMichael Raffl: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 6:03PHIMark Streit: Interference2 min
  4. P2 6:03WPGBryan Little: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 13:25WPGEvander Kane: Elbowing2 min
  6. P2 15:26WPGGrant Clitsome: Holding2 min
  7. P3 11:37WPGMathieu Perreault: Interference2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WPG
46% to win54% to win
← PHI attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Giroux
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHIWPG
23Shots on goal28
2.0Expected goals2.5
52Shot attempts45
26Faceoffs won36
4Power plays1
4Penalty minutes10
29Hits43
11Blocked shots21
15Giveaways20
0Takeaways6

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestLecavalier – VandeVelde – Bellemare5:40

    xG 0.49–0.03 (94%)attempts 9–3goals 2–0

  2. Giroux – Voracek – Raffl11:38

    xG 0.20–0.37 (35%)attempts 14–8goals 1–0

  3. Umberger – Read – Couturier11:45

    xG 0.18–0.54 (25%)attempts 4–9goals 0–1

  4. Simmonds – Schenn – Laughton10:08

    xG 0.13–0.84 (13%)attempts 8–9goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. Streit – Grossmann13:44

    xG 0.20–0.38 (35%)attempts 13–9goals 2–0

  2. MacDonald – Schenn12:49

    xG 0.42–0.61 (41%)attempts 10–9goals 0–2

  3. Schultz – Coburn16:03

    xG 0.29–0.87 (25%)attempts 12–15goals 0–1

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestLadd – Wheeler – Little12:05

    xG 0.69–0.13 (84%)attempts 9–11goals 1–1

  2. Frolik – Perreault – Scheifele11:33

    xG 0.66–0.37 (64%)attempts 9–11goals 1–1

  3. Halischuk – Kane – Lowry12:40

    xG 0.37–0.21 (64%)attempts 8–7goals 1–1

  4. Thorburn – Slater – Peluso4:42

    xG 0.07–0.30 (19%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHarrison – Clitsome14:22

    xG 0.75–0.26 (75%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

  2. Byfuglien – Chiarot16:20

    xG 0.64–0.21 (75%)attempts 12–16goals 1–1

  3. Pardy – Postma10:38

    xG 0.34–0.42 (45%)attempts 11–9goals 1–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

WPG 2.5 xGPHI 2.0 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

WPG's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line WPG is favoured, below it PHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 86/100 · #146 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.12 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 6% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50WPG 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +42 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 61% of the time.

WPG winsPHI wins

Simulated goal difference (WPG − PHI), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).